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Supporting occupation – Gordon Brown in Israel
By heathlander in Politics
Whoever scheduled Gordon Brown's recent visit to Israel is surely out of a job. Brown's dreary, etiolated performance – appropriate for a political corpse – was rendered even flatter by its proximity to Barack Obama's headline-hogging whirlwind tour of Europe and the Middle East. Despite the differences in style, however, both politicians took to the podium in Israel with a similar message: one of support for the latter's rejectionist expansionism.
Fatah, Gordon Brown, Hamas, Israel, Palestine, peace process, UK
Still resisting five years on
By heathlander in Iraq
I've just returned home from the World Against War demo today in London. It was a fantastic event, with an excellent turnout (between 10-40,000, according to the BBC) and a great atmosphere. The march was called to mark five years since the invasion of Iraq, although Israel's recent crimes in Gaza were definitely on everyone's mind – which is excellent, of course. The march was convened by the Stop the War Coalition around three basic demands: troops out from Afghanistan and Iraq, no attack on Iran and an end to the siege of Gaza. On all three, as Tony Benn was sure to remind us, the marchers spoke for the majority of British and world public opinion.
Activism, Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, London, Palestine, protest, UK, World Against War
A tortuous cover-up
The British government admits to complicity in two cases of "extraordinary rendition", but claims they are an isolated case and promises that it "never uses torture for any purpose, including obtaining information, neither would we instigate actions by others to do so."
Afghanistan, Ben Griffin, CIA, Diego Garcia, Extraordinary Rendition, human rights, SAS, Torture, UK, whistleblower
Realising Palestinian rights
By heathlander
Three Palestinian children aged 10, 12 and 14 were killed this evening in an Israeli air-strike in northern Gaza, bringing today's Palestinian death toll to 12. Five members of Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades were killed this morning in two targeted assassinations in Gaza, while this afternoon two Palestinian farmers were killed by Israeli tank fire.
In retaliation for the killing of its activists, Hamas fired at least 30 Qassam rockets into Israel, killing a student in Sderot and wounding several others. Olmert indicated that the campaign of assassinations will continue, declaring that "no one in Hamas, not the low-level officials nor the highest echelon, will be immune against this war." To prove his sincerity, Israeli jets bombed the Hamas Interior Ministry (again), killing a six-month old baby and wounding at least 14 bystanders.
Gaza, human rights, Israel, John Dugard, Occupation, Palestine, UN
Destroying Gaza
After being subjected to almost two years of relentless economic siege and vicious military assault, the 1.5 million residents of Gaza are on the brink of collapse. Israel is apparently determined to push them over the edge.
Gaza, Hamas, Israel, Occupation, Palestine
"Hiding behind civilians"
By heathlander in War
This being a brief round-up of several recent developments in the Middle East.
Firstly, a respected Israeli NGO published a report into the state's treatment of its Palestinian citizens during last year's Lebanon war. Readers will recall that, back in the summer of 2006, while Israel was busy destroying southern Lebanon killing close to 1,200 Lebanese civilians in the process, one of the main arguments used by its apologists to justify the atrocities was that the civilian deaths were the fault of Hizbullah, not the IDF, because the militia deliberately hid its fighters among the civilian population.
Gaza, human rights, Israel, Lebanon, Palestine
Occupying Christmas
Okay, so yesterday was Christmas and much merriment was had by all. Except, as the media were determined to remind us, by Palestinian Christians suffering persecution by Muslim extremists. While the persecution certainly exists, it is plainly a sideshow to the Israeli occupation, which not only persecutes but kills Palestinians of all religious persuasions. It's perfectly egalitarian in that sense: men, women, children, Muslims, Christians – no Palestinian is safe. But that story doesn't fit with the "evil Muslims taking away Christmas" or the "war on terra" memes, and has therefore been marginalised.
In any event, 'tis the season to be jolly, so let's look at the bright side: this will all be over within a year, as agreed upon at Annapolis. Both sides will work tirelessly and sincerely to achieve a final settlement. The Palestinian Authority will make real attempts to crack down on militant groups while Israel will freeze all settlement construction and dismantle all outposts, and will in no way attempt to use the structure of the roadmap to delay and obfuscate progress, as it has done in the past. Good, now that's sorte – huh?:
Christmas, ethnic cleansing, Gaza, Israel, Occupation, Palestinians
Politicide in Gaza
Suppose I were to argue that, given Israel's numerous and gross war crimes against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, the international community should impose sanctions on Israel of such severity that 80% of the Israeli population would be reduced to reliance upon UN food aid for mere survival, and over 65% of Israeli households would be forced to live in 'deep poverty' (i.e. on less than $474 per month). The blockade would be so tight that only 41% of Israel's food import needs would be met, and supplies of 91 out of 416 essential drugs and about a third of essential medical supplies (including most children's antibiotics) would run out.
Gaza, human rights, Israel, Palestine, punishment
Chavez accepts referendum defeat (or: How not to be a dictator)
Hugo Chavez' defeat in the recent Venezuelan referendum on a package of 69 proposed reforms to the constitution was probably a healthy development for the revolution, although that will largely depend upon how the government deals with it.
Bolivarian revolution, Democracy, Hugo Chavez, Latin America, U.S., Venezuela
The problem with the Annapolis 'peace conference' was that a) it had nothing to do with peace, and b) it was barely even a conference.
Annapolis, Israel, Palestine, peace process
Losing the fight on Iran
By heathlander in Media
It seems the propaganda and fear-mongering is working. According to a Zogby poll published yesterday,
"A majority of likely voters – 52% – would support a U.S. military strike to prevent Iran from building a nuclear weapon, and 53% believe it is likely that the U.S. will be involved in a military strike against Iran before the next presidential election, a new Zogby America telephone poll shows." [my emph.]
George W. Bush, Iran, Israel, Middle East, proliferation, U.S., WMD
Shaking hands and stealing land
Life for Palestinians in the Occupied Territories is now so miserable that it has become quite difficult not to be seduced by the theatre of the latest 'peace push', such is the desire to see an end to the conflict. When Condoleeza Rice expresses her sincere ambition to create an independent Palestinian state, and when Ehud Olmert hints about a willingness to divide Jerusalem, it is extremely tempting to simply forget about the facts on the ground and dare to hope that perhaps, this time, they're for real.
Abbas, Annapolis, Hamas, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, peace process, U.S.


Last week, we hosted our first webinar of the year to show sales pros how to use Mattermark to find their future customers, save time by automating data collection and manual procedures, and connect with the right decision maker.
Q: How can I find prospects similar to our current customers?
A: By creating a query that reflects your ideal customer profile, Mattermark can help you identify and isolate other companies in a similar space, geography, size, etc., or all of the above.
Q: How do you determine Mindshare Score?
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The Mindshare Score is a subset of the Growth Score, which accounts for social signals and the company's ability to gain and retain attention online.
Q: What's your international coverage?
A: Mattermark includes data for more than 4.1 million companies, with 1.1 million of them located in the U.S. Over 680,000 are based in Europe and over 201,000 in Asia. Data comprehensiveness will vary from region to region based on data sources. We continue to add more and more international sources as time goes on.
Q: Do you track the physical headquarters of each company?
A: The physical headquarters for each company is listed under "Location" or "City." You can filter based on location and conduct queries to display results with physical headquarters only in a specific city. For instance, you can search by a region such as Bay Area or Dallas, by a specific zip code, or more broadly by state, country or continent. These queries can simplify and streamline territory planning.
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Nokia expected to unveil Android phones and tablets in Q4 2016
HMD is likely to launch two more Nokia feature phones.
By Sarmistha Acharya
Nokia's Android running mobile devices expected in the fourth quarter of 2016 Reuters
Nokia executive Mike Wang, president of the joint management team in China, has reportedly confirmed three to four Nokia-branded mobile devices running Android operating system will be unveiled in the fourth quarter of 2016. These devices include both smartphones and tablets.
The company is expecting to make at least one or two announcements before the year ends, but the launch could be moved to early 2017, depending upon testing and development.
Nokia and EE trial mobile base stations floating on drones to revolutionise rural 4G coverage
Former Rovio CEO Pekka Rantala hired to relaunch Nokia-branded mobile devices
Microsoft earnings boosted by cloud business
HMD Global Oy, the global licensee of Nokia brand for mobile devices, will design new Nokia phones that would then be manufactured by Foxconn. While Nokia is yet to provide details about the handsets, speculations suggest Nokia is planning a comeback into the market with two high-end phones running Android 7.0 Nougat.
Both are expected to be water and dust-resistant with IP68 rating. The smaller variant is presumed to come with a 5.2in screen, whereas the other one will sport a 5.5in screen. They are likely to pack an OLED screen with QHD resolution. Other rumoured specs include a Snapdragon 820 processor, 22.6 megapixel rear camera and metal build.
Alongside the high-end models, HMD is expected to launch two new Nokia feature phones in the next six months. The latest details have come courtesy of Chinese news outlet the Paper, quoted by Android Authority.
Recently, HMD hired Pekka Rantala as its chief marketing officer. Rentala was the former CEO of Rovio entertainment, the creator of Angry Birds, and senior vice president of global marketing at Nokia. Arto Nummela, CEO of HMD Global, said, "We know people around the world are excited about a new wave of Nokia phones, and we are working hard to create a beautiful range of Nokia-branded devices that people will love."

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10 TWITTER MOMENTS: MARIAH CAREY WINS THE #BOTTLECAPCHALLENGE
by Jess Grant
I've seen a lot of viral challenges in my time – from people dumping buckets of ice over their heads to people eating real, actual Tide Pods – but the #BottleCapChallenge has (...)
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INSTAGRAM TRAVEL INFLUENCERS BEST SONGS TO LISTEN TO
by Calvin Paradise
Confucius said that the beginning of all wisdom is to call things by their proper name. So we'll start today with a very clear distinction: Travelling is punk rock. Running for President is (...)
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BEST NEW MUSIC - AU/RA - DANCE IN THE DARK
by Kurt Kroeber
This year at Coachella I was forced to come face to face with my own old man out-of-touchness. I hadn't even heard of Billie Eilish before I stumbled up to her absolutely packed set at the festival. Who was this seventeen (...)
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MUSIC VIDEO : LOLA BLANC - ANGRY TOO
Lola Blanc is here to make sure you don't become static. Premiering today, her video for her single "Angry Too" is part protest song, part rallying cry. It's a direct response to the #metoo movement and a needed (...)
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BEST INDIE SONGS - WEEK 28
Heya, peeps! Thanks for joining me for the latest edition of We Are: The Guard's Best Indie Songs! How are ya? How was your Fourth of July? Have you managed to shake off the last of your hangover yet? LOL! Anyways, while you were (...)
BEST INDIE POP - WEEK 27
We spent our entire week searching up the best indie-pop songs to help keep your party going. Thanks to the featured artists below, you and your friends can stay up and sweat off the effect of alcohol or whatever you're on. Let's give it up to Galantis (...)
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Starting off as a mood, chill vibes started to permeate other genres. Most musical styles have some form of chill variant, especially if they've been around for a while. Downtempo/Trip-Hop is one variant, blending chilled hip-hop beats with noirish, jazzy vocals. Jazz, 'world music', hip-hop, and pop are all serve chilled, at times. Looking at this aspect of indie chill out also starts to illustrate some of its darker aspects.
One aspect of indie chill focuses on the relaxing, mellow, soothing, sometimes hypnotic aspects of a style. The other showcases how nearly any style, sound, or genre can be subverted, polished into sanitized, sterilized safety. This is kind of chill with digeridoos looped over stale house beats, looped ad nauseam. In our more enlightened, culturally-sensitive times, we'd like to think this style would've fallen out of fashion.
Not everybody's super adept at introspection, unfortunately. New Age-sounding beats paired with generic chanting samples are just as prevalent as they've ever been, if not more so.
Seeing as how we've made a case for chill being more of a mood or a feeling that a proper genre, per se, let's delve into some of the most popular variants of chill indie music.
TOP CHILL SONGS - WEEK 27
Fourth of July hangover plaguing you this Friday morning?! Ooh, boy, I feel your pain. I never want to see another can of beer or vegan hotdog ever again...maybe. Anyways, if you're in search of some soothing sounds to ease your throbbing (...)
10 TWITTER MOMENTS: CHER DEFENDS TAYLOR SWIFT
Hey stans and stanettes, and thanks for joining me for the latest edition of We Are: The Guard's 10 Twitter Moments! I hate to break it to you, but it's actually been a pretty quiet seven days on the celebrity social media (...)
BEST NEW MUSIC: 3TEETH - PUMPED UP KICKS
If someone told me ten years ago that I'd be listening to an electro-goth cover of Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks," I'd be like, "Yeah right." Then if that same person proceeded to explain to me what the song was (...)
THE RACER - I'LL FIND YOU IN MY DREAMS FEAT. TIPHANIE DOUCET
"I'll Find You In My Dreams" is a gorgeous dreamy soundscape that focuses on what pains the heart the most, an unobtainable love, the kind of love that keeps one up at night. Between (...)
NEW INDIE MUSIC - WEEK 27
Happy July, you guys! Can you believe that we're over halfway through 2019 and there's still no sign of Norman Fucking Rockwell? Oh well, at least Thom Yorke has finally released a pretty decent solo album! I'd still rather listen to Radiohead, though! (...)
BEST INSTAGRAM MOMENTS: PINK IS NOW A MIDWIFE
by Ingrid Rosales
Hello hooligans, or as Lil Nas X would say…. Howdy. Welcome to this week's installment of the Best Instagram moments. We got Lizzo, Miley, The Lonely Island, and some other kooky kids. Are ya strapped in (...)
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Probable Pitchers: Chad Billingsley (1-2) vs. Christopher Heston (8-5)
The San Francisco Giants host the Philadelphia Phillies at AT&T Park on Sunday. Chad Billingsley is the probable starter for the Phillies and he'll face Christopher Heston of the Giants. The opening line for this matchup has Philadelphia at +208 and San Francisco at -226. The over/under was set at 7.5. The Phillies have a 47-35 over/under record and a 41-48 run line mark, meaning they cover 46% of the time. The Giants are 46-41 against the run line and have a 43-39 over/under record. They cover the spread 53% of the time.
The Phillies show up with a 29-60 record, including 11-35 on the road. Chad Billingsley has a 1-2 record on the season, an earned run average of 6.67 and a 1.70 WHIP. The Phillies are 2-3 over his 27 innings pitched and he's also given up 39 hits over that time period. The Phillies are also 4-1 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 4.4 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 293 hits on the season and have a earned run average of 3.65. The bullpen has struck out 288 and walked 132 batters this season while opposing teams hit .256 against them. Philadelphia has a team average of 10.05 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.41 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 4.79, they are 29th in the league.
As a team, Philadelphia is batting .246, good for 23rd in the league while putting together a .248 average away from home. The Phillies on-base percentage sits at .297, which puts them at 27th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .362. With 94 hits, Ben Revere leads the team while his team ranks 19th in hits per game with 8.39.
San Francisco is 23-22 at home while holding a 44-43 overall record on the season. Christopher Heston has a record of 8-5 while sporting an earned run average of 3.51 on the year with a 1.21 WHIP. The Giants have a record of 10-7 over the 105 innings he's pitched during which he's given up 97 hits. The Giants are also 9-7 against the over/under in his starts. He is getting 5.1 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen has given up 239 hits on the season and have a team earned run average of 3.65. The Giants bullpen has struck out 207 batters and walked 82 this season while opposing teams have hit .240 against them. San Francisco has a team average of 8.53 hits per game and are averaging 7.05 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.83, they are 15th in the league.
As a team, they are batting .268, good for 4th in the league while putting together a .260 average at home. The Giants on-base percentage sits at .326, which puts them at 4th in the league and they have a team slugging percentage of .403. With 96 hits, Joe Panik leads the team while his team ranks 3rd in hits per game with 9.24.
In terms of team defense, the Phillies have a fielding percentage of .980 with 65 total errors, 850 assists and 2,346 put outs. Over the course of this season, the Giants have accumlated 45 errors while having 929 assists and 2,321 put outs leading to a .986 fielding percentage.
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The Philadelphia Phillies are 47-35 against the over/under so far this season
The Philadelphia Phillies are 41-48 against the run line so far this season
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The San Francisco Giants are 43-39 against the over/under so far this season
The San Francisco Giants are 46-41 against the run line so far this season
07/02/15 P Aaron Harang Foot Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/2)
06/23/15 2B Chase Utley Ankle Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/22)
06/17/15 P Jerome Williams Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/17)
04/06/15 P Jonathan Pettibone Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)
04/06/15 P Mario Hollands Arch Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (4/6)
04/04/15 P Cliff Lee Arm Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/16)
07/08/15 P Tim Hudson Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/27)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/27/15 P Jeremy Affeldt Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/25)
06/24/15 LF Norichika Aoki Leg Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/21)
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season
Guy's Pick: Take the Phillies
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Land was purchased in 1840 in Collins Street and the original building, a two-storey, rendered brick structure, was completed in 1842.
By 1854, two single-storey wings were added to the facade on either side of the entrance to provide commercial accomodation and a valuable source of income for the organisation. In 1872 a new hall was designed and built by architect Alfred Smith. The organisation was renamed the Melbourne Athenaeum and the refurbished building opened by the Governor of Victoria.
The next construction occurred in 1886, when the front of the building as it now stands was constructed, creating a three-storey building with a classical stuccoed facade, an example of the boom-style architecture of the late 1880s. A niche at the top contains a statue of Athena. The architects for the new work were Smith and Johnston.
In 1910, the upper hall was converted into an art gallery. The Athenaeum Art Gallery operated from 1911 to 1971 and many artists and art groups exhibited paintings, including such famous names as Arthur Boyd, Rupert Bunny, Arthur Streeton, William Rowell, Max Meldrum, Albert Namatjira, and H Septimus Power.
In 1921, the large hall was leased to Frank Talbot, who engaged the firm of Henry White and Gurney to build a modern theatre inside the old hall. The awning was added at this time and the work completed in 1924,
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Lowry: On schools, Biden following the politics, not the science
Students in Las Vegas take classes online at the start of the school year. President Joe Biden should be exerting every ounce of political influence to get children back in classrooms.
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It's an old political trick to make an easily achievable goal sound vauntingly ambitious in order to brag about it when it's inevitably met.
It takes another level of chutzpah, though, to set out as a target something that has already happened.
The press has portrayed President Joe Biden's goal of reopening the majority of K-12 schools in his first 100 days as so far-reaching that the timeline might have to be extended.
Enter White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, who explained on Tuesday that the administration defines a school as open if it holds in-classroom instruction at least once a week.
By this metric, the goal isn't really having more than half of schools open — it's having more than half of schools still 80 percent closed.
Not only is this a ridiculous standard, schools have already cleared the bar. According to Burbio, which runs a school-opening tracker, about two-thirds of K-12 students are attending in-person or hybrid schools.
This goalpost-moving exemplifies how the Biden team isn't pushing nearly hard enough on reopening schools.
The issue has gone from being something of a red vs. blue battle last year to a cross-partisan area of consensus. In intellectual and moral terms, the debate over reopening schools has been won, but political progress has been slow, mainly because powerful teachers unions are standing in the way.
If Biden wanted to add a touch of unity to his governing agenda, he'd call out the unions for being an obstacle to educational and economic progress at a challenging time for the country.
The science is clear enough, if that matters.
Experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wrote in the Journal of the American Medical Association: "There has been little evidence that schools have contributed meaningfully to increased community transmission."
This makes the costs of school closures and remote learning all the harder to bear.
A McKinsey estimate from June concluded that students may have lost three months to a year of learning, depending on their circumstances. Then there are the social costs for children, among them higher rates of depression and anxiety.
School closures have pulled women out of the labor force to bear the brunt of all the juggling that has to go on at home.
Nonetheless, teacher unions have fought reopening and helped stymie reopening in cities and blue states. Most schools in California have been remote. Elementary schools reopened in New York, but not middle schools or high schools.
School districts in the Washington, D.C., region are floating a parodic solution to reopening — have kids return to the classroom so they can gather to watch remote teachers on computer screens.
Somehow private schools have largely managed to stay open, in part, because if they don't, no one gets paid.
In contrast, public school teachers are in a position to make demands even to consider coming back and doing their jobs.
After intense lobbying by the unions, most states have put teachers near the front of the line for vaccines (even though Biden's CDC director has said teacher vaccination isn't necessary for reopening).
As David Zweig points out in a piece at Wired, many union officials still insist that even vaccination won't guarantee a return to the classroom. This would be like surgeons demanding to be vaccinated, then not showing up for operations.
The Biden team contends that more spending is necessary for reopening. Biden is proposing another $130 billion in education funding in his COVID-19 bill, but as Dan Lips of the Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity notes, states still have tens of billions in unspent funds from last year's relief packages.
No, this is a question of political will. Biden's goal should be to exert every ounce of influence that he has to get kids back in the classroom — for their own good and that of the country's parents.
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The Honda Amaze has got a fascinating success in the entry-level segment in India since the time of launch. The new Amaze Exclusive Edition diesel is upgraded with new stylish headlamps along with an integrated signature LED position lights, ORVMs with integrated side indicators, and new R15 size wheels. The interiors feature include an automatic climate control system, infotainment system with 17.7cm capacitive touchscreen, In-built satellite with turn by turn navigation facility, and steering mounted audio controls for better ease of switching music. The safety features of this beauty include dual front airbags, ABS with EBD, rear parking sensors, rearview camera with guidelines are featured as a standard.
The Honda Amaze Exclusive Edition diesel exteriors feature new stylish headlamps with integrated signature LED position lights, sporty alloy wheel with dual tone black stickers, front fog lamps, and a solid wing face front grille. The side profile has the ORVMs with an integrated side indicator, body colour door handles, and black sash tape on B-Pillar, and R15 size wheels and glossy paint options which give it a distinctive appeal. The wide opening tailgate, roof antenna in shark-fin design, combination tail lamps, the chrome badging and Exclusive Edition emblem at the rear gets instant attention from the admirers.
The Honda Amaze Exclusive Edition diesel interiors feature a multi-information display instrument cluster with satin silver plating and display information on instant fuel consumption and a cruising range display. The interior aesthetics are upgraded with black ornamentation on the dashboard, sporty and premium black PU seat covers, interior finishing with piano black door ornamentation, and an inside door handle in silver and also receives a front armrest with slide functionality and console box. The automatic climate control system displays a silver finishing on the AC outlet and delivers perfect cooling/heating effect for all seat occupants in the car. The infotainment system with 17.7cm capacitive touchscreen, In-built satellite turn by turn navigation, smartphone connectivity, two USB ports, four speakers and steering mounted audio controls deliver excellent quality of entertainment on the go. This beauty also receives a step illumination garnish for that luxury suave when you enter the car.
The Honda Amaze Exclusive Edition diesel feature 1498cc four-cylinder engine delivers a max power of 98.6bhp @ 3600RPM and a max torque of 200Nm @ 1750RPM. The transmission system hosts a five-speed manual transmission with the drive connected to the front wheels.
The Honda Amaze Exclusive Edition mileage ranges at around 27.4kmpl as per ARAI claim. The actual mileage may slightly vary depending upon driving conditions like the city traffic involving slow moving, frequent redlight, frequent start and stop, maintenance, and driving skills. In general, a mileage of 22kmpl is expected in city streets and 25kmpl on the highways.
The Honda Amaze Exclusive Edition braking system feature disc brake present at the front and drum brake located at the rear along with antilock braking system and brake force distribution for efficient control on all surface conditions. The safety features include ACE body structure design, dual front airbags, and seat belts with pretensioner which assure max protection of the occupants from collision impacts. The rear windshield defogger, impact sensing door unlock, engine immobilizer, rear parking sensors, and rear view camera with guidelines assist for safety of the vehicle and easy handling at narrow parking spaces.
The performance of the Honda Amaze Exclusive Edition is thoroughly enhanced with the refinement in engine and driveline, and aerodynamic contours on the body panel helps to cruise at higher speeds. There is an electrically assisted power steering with turning circle radius of 4.9m, comfort posture of the driver with height adjustable seat and tilt adjustable steering wheel assist for a pleasant experience of the long drives. The suspension system with McPherson struts with coil spring present in the front and torsion bar coil spring suspension at the rear and a well-cushioned seating renders the occupants wiith comfort.
The Honda Amaze Exclusive Edition diesel has an impressive exterior design and reliable performance factors. The spacious interiors with comfort seating for all occupants, and superior quality of comfort and entertainment feature make it a worthy family car.


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Sam Mestman and Ronny Courtens Join FCP.co
Written by Sam Mestman
Join our live chat on Youtube! If you think it has been a bit quiet around here, you would be wrong. Today we announce the big news that two of FCPX's most respected community members, Sam Mestman and Ronny Courtens are joining FCP.co. Please watch our live chat above and read Sam Mestman's exciting news below.
TLDR: I'm stepping away from LumaForge to help take FCP.co to the next level and make We Make Movies into a worldwide filmmaking community.
The long-winded version:
I feel like I've been in a time warp only to find out that not much is different. A little over 4 years ago I demoed 84 streams of 4k at LACPUG, my life changed, and I went into a black hole of no longer being an editor, colorist, or filmmaker anymore.
Instead I became a tech company CEO for a tiny shared storage startup that quickly turned into something larger than I ever could have imagined possible. I began LumaForge by locking myself in a room and banging away on 6 computers connected to a cobbled together machine I didn't understand trying to figure out why it wasn't working... and I loved every minute of it.
Four years later, with thousands of Jellyfish users around the world, I realized I had locked myself out of that room and that my professional career now consisted of meetings, phone calls, putting out fires, and hearing from everyone else what it was like doing the thing I used to love doing.
Building LumaForge was easily the most intense four years of my life and it challenged me in ways that I really never thought were possible. In the end, I realized something about myself, though… I was living someone else's dream. I don't like meetings, or phone calls, or spreadsheets, or marketing, or running a company. I like building things, breaking things, figuring things out, being on the bleeding edge, getting my hands dirty with cool people, teaching people how to make their projects better, and being part of a community that is trying to change its corner of the world for the better.
I built LumaForge to solve a big problem in our industry, and the amazing team there picked it up, ran with it, and solved it better than ever should have been possible. I'm incredibly proud of what we did there, and what we created out of nothing.
The only issue I had, though, was that LumaForge wasn't solving my personal problem of needing to create, make movies, solve workflow problems, and be a part of my community again. I realized it was time for a change, so I made one. 18 months ago, I saw that I was never designed to be a tech company CEO and it was never anything I wanted I for myself, so I replaced myself as CEO with Josh Minney, who is far better designed to build LumaForge than I ever was going to be. I've been slowly stepping into the background ever since knowing that one day I'd be be able to come back to what I loved doing without needing to worry about the health of the company. That day is now here.
So, It's with great excitement that I'm officially stepping away from the day to day of LumaForge to build my filmmaking community We Make Movies and step in as the lead contributor for FCP.co.
I'll be teaming up with Peter Wiggins (still running the show as editor in chief) and Ronny Courtens as we set out to take FCP.co to the next level and revitalize the FCPX, iOS, and Apple creative education communities.
So… what is this going to look like? What's going to be different?
First off… there's going to be a lot more original content designed to help you approach a new paradigm for content creation. We are here to help you see the trends and optimize where you put your time as a professional. We want to make you more money in less time, and save you a bunch of money, and get you home before anyone else you work with.
We want to help you plot out your career as a content creator, bet on the right technologies, and help you skate to where the puck is going. We want to become the definitive, curated, trusted source for all things Apple-FCPX-iOS video workflow.
A lot has changed over the last few years when it comes to making content and optimizing for post production, and I'm not sure the industry has completely realized it yet.
Video is not just narrative, doc, and industrial anymore. Video has become the new universal language for how our world communicates on the macro level and that now comes in many more forms than Hollywood and poorly produced industrial and Youtube videos.
Every company you know of now has, or will have soon, their own in-house video department. Those assets need to be organized and managed and they have more of them than a lot of post houses currently do. Every small business you know of is going to need to generate their own video content for web and social media in order to stay competitive.
Content creation has become decentralized, the talent pool is now worldwide, and your livelihood as a filmmaker/pro-editor/storyteller can now come in many forms with many hyphens attached to it.
Our singular goal is to help you become the best version of yourself as an editor/filmmaker/educator/creator/influencer/ETC… and we want to be the place you come to for the truth and for quality information and discussion. We are going to dive head first into the future of video and storytelling with you all, and we are going to build a better industry and community together.
The design of the site, contributors involved, and community and social media platforms we're involved in are going to be evolving as well.
We're going to modernize with the industry, try new things, and share our results with you. Iteration and experimentation will be our constant, and dogma mixed with FUD and "this is the way we've always done it" will be for everyone else. We're going to eat our own dog food, find the best way to do things, and then make sure you know how it's done.
We're going to help you discover new things that are worth watching, and find new ways of displaying, engaging, and monetizing with your audience. As far as we're concerned, the entire industry is ready to be completely disrupted, and we want to be the people that helped you find your way into where the future is going that feels healthy and sustainable.
Do you have a great FCPX case study you've been working on with a novel approach to workflow or how you're building an audience? We want to know about it and help you find an audience for your work.
Are you working on an app or a plugin that solves a problem for the community? Tell us and we'll help get the word out.
Do you have an interesting take on the industry and want to hit a wider audience? Lets figure out how we can work together. Did you make the world's greatest tutorial that solves a problem for a whole lot of people? Tell us and we'll spread the word.
Are you going to be at IBC? Lets get together, have a drink, and hang out. Are you coming to the summit? If you're not, you should, and lets all figure out how we put a dent in the universe together there.
Bottom line, it's great to be back in the community, and I can't wait to see how all of this is going to take shape. Game on.
Sam Mestman is the lead contributor for FCP.co, the CEO of We Make Movies, and the founder of LumaForge. He's had all the jobs and done all the things… but and more than anything… he's a guy who likes making movies, telling stories, and making the film industry faster, better, and cheaper. You can follow him on IG/Twitter at @sammestman. You can see his film community at @wemakemovies or www.wemakemovies.org.
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The Flying Squirrel makes waves in Queensland
Meet The Flying Squirrel, and get your weekend off to an inspiring start. Don't let her being just six put you off getting in the water ...
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Inquest report on Lucy Stack's death
A few months ago I posted on the tragically early death of racehorse breeder Lucy Stack. Her moving letters to her family were reproduced in many papers and in that post, as were the tributes paid to her at the funeral.
An inquest into her death took place yesterday. It seems a lot of you are clicking on this blog looking for an inquest report, you can find that here on one of the Irish papers.
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Afghan Cycles - Women's National Cycling Team of Afghanistan
This short film called "Afghan Cycles' tells the inspring story of a group of women in Kabul, Afghanistan who cycle and race their bikes in spite of so many challenges.
Best quote? "Biking with fear and trembling doesn't work. When getting on a bike one must throw those feelings to the wind, and not hold that feeling in their hands."
Afghan Cycles Trailer from LET MEDIA on Vimeo.
UPDATE February 2015:
The BBC caught up these women this week, naming them 'the world's most unlikely cycling team'. It's a disturbing look at the challenges they face in trying to compete in sport while living in a country which strongly discourages that very thing.
In a country whose image is still dominated by the burka-clad women, the idea of lyrcra-clad women pedalling along the streets is confrontational. Assistant cycling coach Miriam Marjan told the BBC:
"If it's not their father trying to stop them, it's a brother or uncle. There is always somebody they have to convince."
But still they cycle and get out there on their bikes.
And if you're looking for still more about these inspiring sports women, the producer of the film above Shannon Galpin wrote a powerful piece for Sidetracked.com.
Labels: Cycling, Film, Media, Movies
Learning from champions
PIC via Get Up Stand Up Paddle mag
Interesting interview with Brazilian SUP'er Nicole Pacelli in this month's Red Bulletin.
Just 22 now, she won the first Women's Stand Up World Tour last year. Great insight into what makes a champion, especially when asked about the pressure of competing with that title hanging around her neck:
"Imagine, every stop of the tour now, the announcer goes: "And now, the world champion, Nicole Pacelli!" so everybody wants to see whether this world-champion girl really is the real deal. At the first stop of this season in Hawaii, my photo was on the championship's poster, so I said to myself, "OK, it's time to bring it." But then I go into the water and I feel calm. That's one of my qualities, I feel calm, lay low and do what I have to do. I thought the pressure was going to be an issue this year, but so far it hasn't affected me. If I started to overthink what I have to do in the water, thinking about how many seconds are left in a heat and such, I probably couldn't do it anymore."
You can read the full interview here with incredible photos of Pacelli on the water.
British sprinter Jodie Williams tells The Guardian she's never run a mile
PIC Photograph: Chris Trotman/Getty Images
This is the woman who won 151 races in a row during a five-year winning streak, and that was before she won Commonwealth Games bronze this year.
We know sprinters focus on high intensity, short distances but it was a bit of a shock all the same to read this: "Oh dear, the furthest I've ever run is about a mile – no joke. I don't think I've ever run further than a mile, and even that probably took me about half an hour. I can't run long distances."
You can read the full interview here.
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Wordless Wednesday: MUayThai fights
Irish fighter Kelly Creegan wins against Thai fighter Phaa Sang from Nakonpathom; Saturday in Thailand.
(Round 4 only in video)
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Ireland 17 New Zealand 14.
Very proud and delighted to post the Irish women's rugby team beat the Black Ferns yesterday at the World Cup. It's the Kiwi team's first WC loss since 1991.
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Ireland starts the Women's Rugby World Cup
Determination ... PIC Irish Rugby
The Women's Rugby World Cup starts today in France, with my home team Ireland taking on America this afternoon.
I was excited to see some great stories in the newspapers this morning. This one by Gavin Cummiskey is my favourite, closes with some stirring sports-style lines. Writing about the two longest-serving players Fiona Coughlan and Lynn Cantwell he says:
"Here also begins the final campaign for the Thelma and Louise of Irish rugby (although Cantwell has postponed her retirement).
Already they have inspired a generation of female rugby players. Here represents the last stand for the first group to have achieved such hero status.
So begins a daunting task but they've never known it any other way.
Sevens can wait"
Indeed it can. You can follow the matches here with full results updated daily.
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Marc Andreessen, Tim Berners-Lee and Vint Cerf Among Inaugural Winners Of The £1M Queen Elizabeth Prize For Engineering
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Queen Elizabeth II is not exactly known for being a digital-first champion of technology, but it looks like the British monarchy may be trying to change that association going forward, with a new award to recognize tech leaders, the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering. The first £1 million ($1.5 million) prize has been awarded to five people: Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf and Louis Pouzin for their contributions to the Internet protocol, Tim Berners-Lee for creating the World Wide Web and Marc Andreessen for his work on the Mosaic browser.
The announcement was made earlier today at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London.
The prize will be formally presented by the Queen Elizabeth II this June. Nominations for the prize closed in September 2012, and were voted on by a closed committee starting in January. The prize was originally supposed to be awarded to only up to three people but the committee chose to award it to five under "special circumstances." They will together share the £1 million pot.
Andreessen wrote a note acknowledging his share of the prize on his blog, saying that he intends to donate his portion to charitable causes that help promote engineering. "I am humbled and grateful to be a co-winner of the 2013 Queen Elizabeth Prize," he wrote. After acknowledging his partner in Mosaic, Eric Bina, who "co-wrote the original code for Mosaic with me — specifically all the difficult parts," he also gave a hat-tip to Larry Smarr, Joe Hardin, and colleagues at NCSA and the University of Illinois at that time.
"It is amazing to think that the consumer Internet and the World Wide Web are still only 20 years old," he writes. "I firmly believe our field's best days are still ahead of us, and I can't wait to see what the next generation of engineers will accomplish."
Indeed, it's interesting to note that the inaugural winners of the prize are all men, and that they are pioneers in some of the more fundamental elements of Internet technology — leaving out wireless innovations, and any kind of hardware developments, as just two examples.
Presumably, the award — meant to be as much about recognizing past achievements as it is about inspiring people in the future — will widen out to cover other kinds of technology and engineering, and perhaps some females, too.
As you can see in this picture, the Queen herself has in her time dabbled in a little engineering, with this picture taken while doing some volunteering service during World War II.
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NewsSportsCricket3rd ODI: Jadhav's 75-ball 90 in vain as England clinch Eden thriller
3rd ODI: Kedar Jadhav's 75-ball 90 in vain as England clinch Eden thriller
Kedar Jadhav almost took India over the line with his 75-ball 90 but England (321/8) held onto their nerves to win the third ODI by five runs in Kolkata.
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Kedar Jadhav (BCCI Photo)
Jadhav scored 90 off 75 balls
Kohli and Pandya also scored fifties
Stokes scored 57* and took three wickets for England
By Indo-Asian News Service: England narrowly avoided an Indian sweep of the one-day international series, winning the third and final cricket match by five runs as Ben Stokes took 3/63 and Kedar Jadhav's fighting 90 went in vain on Sunday.(SCORECARD)
India fell short on 316/9 in reply to England's 321/8 after the hosts won the toss and opted to field. (Spending time with MS Dhoni has helped, says man-of-the-series Kedar Jadhav)
Stokes blasted an undefeated 57 off 39 balls to propel the tourists' innings late on, after Jason Roy (65) and Jonny Bairstow (56) both scored half-centuries.
India won the first two ODIs to take the series 2-1.
India started badly as their openers' poor form continued. David Willey (1-8), who went off with an injured shoulder later in the innings, bowled Ajinkya Rahne (1) in the second over.
Lokesh Rahul (11) skied a catch while attempting a wild pull off Jake Ball (2-56) in the sixth over. (Virat Kohli picks Kedar Jadhav for special praise after 'series of positives')
Virat Kohli (55) then put on 65 runs for the third wicket with Yuvraj Singh (45) but they didn't look in control of the chase against England's pacers.
Dropped on 35 by Ball at fine leg, Indian skipper Kohli reached his 39th ODI half-century off 54 balls, as India's 100 came in the 19th over. Stokes got the big breakthrough in the next over with Kohli caught behind.
After adding 31 runs with MS Dhoni (25) for the fourth wicket, Singh holed out to Sam Billings in the deep off Liam Plunkett (1-65). England continued to claim regular wickets as Dhoni too departed in the 32nd over, caught behind off Ball.
India was 173-5 at that stage, but Jadhav put on 104 runs for the sixth wicket with Hardik Pandya (56). The duo started off slowly but, with the run-rate rising, they played some attacking strokes to change the complexion of the chase.
They put on 50 off only 45 balls, as India's 200 came up in the 36th over. Jadhav reached his maiden ODI half-century off 46 balls, while Pandya scored his first half-century in international cricket too, off only 38 deliveries. (Stats: Virat Kohli suffers first defeat at home as India captain)
Stokes bowled Pandya in the 46th over, and India needed 43 runs off the last 24 balls. Ravindra Jadeja (10) and Ravichandran Ashwin (1) couldn't do much, but Jadhav, who hit 12 fours and 1 six in all, took his side close.
With 16 needed off the last over, Jadhav smacked the first two balls for 10 runs, before holing out to Billings in the deep. Chris Woakes (2-75) then held his nerve as England registered its first win on the tour, stretching back to its 4-0 defeat in the test series in November and December.
India won the first ODI in Pune by three wickets, and the second ODI in Cuttack by 15 runs. The three-match Twenty20 series starts in Kanpur on Thursday.
Jadhav was declared man-of-the-series for scoring 232 runs in three matches. He has finally put India's search for a no.6 batsman to an end.
"Since I came into the team, I've been spending a lot of time with Dhoni and it has helped me deal with situations calmly," Jadhav said. "I am satisfied with what I have done in this series. I can still improve."
The green-top wicket reduced India's advantage, which the England captain acknowledged.
"Today we were rewarded for our persistent drive to win. It was similar to an English wicket ... and actually rewarded them (bowlers) for good discipline, line and length," Eoin Morgan said.
Earlier, put into bat, England got off to a slow start as the new ball proved lively, prompting several miscues and close calls, as Roy and Billings (35) brought up their 50-stand in 66 balls.
Roy scored his eighth ODI half-century off 41 balls, and put on 98 runs for the opening wicket with Billings. He hit 10 fours and a six. Billings was caught at short fine leg off Ravindra Jadeja (2-62) in the 18th over.
Two overs later he bowled Roy too, for a third time in three matches. But Bairstow and Morgan (43) put on 84 runs for the third wicket to steady the innings.
Despite the slow start, England crossed 150 in the 28th over and looked set for another big score. Morgan survived an lbw shout in the next over off Jasprit Bumrah, via DRS review, and Bairstow also survived in the same 29th over as he was caught at third man off a no ball.
They put on 50 runs off 59 balls, before Morgan was out caught at fine leg off Pandya (3-49) in the 34th over to stall England's progress.
England crossed 200 in the 35th over, while Bairstow scored his third ODI half-century off 58 balls. But it lost Jos Buttler (11) immediately afterward when he was caught at cover off Pandya. He also accounted for Bairstow, who was caught at backward point.
The tourists were reduced to 246-6 in the 43rd over, when Bumrah dismissed Moeen Ali (2) cheaply. Stokes and Chris Woakes (34) then added 73 runs off just 40 balls, as some late hitting helped England cross 300 in the penultimate over.
Stokes scored his eighth ODI half-century off 34 balls, hitting four fours and two sixes. Woakes hit four fours and a six in his 19-ball stay. Both Woakes and Liam Plunkett (1) were run out in the final over as England reached a competitive total.
India seem to have found answers to its middle-order issues, even if the openers' form remains a worry.
"It has been a series of positives," Kohli said. "Jadhav is a brilliant find for us. He gives Yuvraj and Dhoni a chance to bat higher up. Hardik is coming into his own as an all-rounder."
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Nicki Minaj's brother sentenced 25 years to life for sexually assaulting stepdaughter
Jelani Maraj was accused of repeatedly raping his 11-year-old stepchild
by Lake Schatz
on January 27, 2020, 2:51pm
Nicki Minaj and brother Jelani Maraj, photo via Instagram
Nicki Minaj's older brother, Jelani Maraj, has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for predatory sexual assault against a child. The sentencing comes two years after he was officially found guilty of repeatedly raping his stepdaughter.
The sexual abuse reportedly began in 2015, when his stepdaughter was just 11 years old. Maraj was formally charged in the case the following year, but maintained his innocence, claiming that the young girl's allegations against him were actually part of her mother's $25 million extortion tactic. Maraj and his lawyer, David M. Schwartz, fought to have the guilty verdict overturned, but a Nassau County judge denied their request in 2019.
Minaj wasn't present during today's sentencing hearing, but Schwartz read aloud a 2016 letter the rapper had written on behalf of her brother. According to Page Six, in the note, Minaj described her brother as the "most patient, gentle, genuine, giving selfless man I know."
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Maraj himself pleaded for a lighter sentence during the hearing, though remained steadfast about his innocence. "I'd like to apologize for the pain that I caused," he reportedly addressed the court. "I had an excessive drinking problem."
Maraj's now-former stepdaughter was also in attendance and spoke right before the sentence was handed down. She noted how deeply the abuse had impacted her daily life, saying, "I didn't think I could make it through the day without an anxiety attack. I felt I had no voice."
Along with the possible life sentence, Maraj was also given 364 days in prison for endangering the welfare of a child. Maraj and Schwartz intend on appealing both sentences.
In related news, Minaj was recently tangled up in trouble of her own. In Hollywood over the weekend, the Queen rapper and husband Kenneth Petty got into a verbal altercation with her ex-boyfriend Meek Mill. Minaj married Petty, a convicted murderer, last year.
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For those who are looking for an update: We're still working towards having firm dates for a departure time line. Pray that soon we'll be able to have more clarity. The goal is next month.
Complete building financial support team.
When we have 90% of our support team complete we will start the visa process. When that's ready we'll be making a road trip down to Houston to get the visas. That should all be done in a matter of weeks after it's started.
Schedule a going away party. We'll do this when we get some firm dates to the other steps.


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Just a Question of Mapping – website for my book project: "Just a Question of Mapping - Ins and outs of composing with realtime data".


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Муж — многозначное слово.

 Муж — мужчина вообще, женатый мужчина.
 Муж (Муш) — река в России, протекает в Вологодской области, Архангельской области.
 «Муж» — рассказ А. П. Чехова.
 «Муж» — фильм 1957 года.

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2.4 Newspaper articles, with reference to author
N: 1. Bill Bryan, "Officers May Have Violated Policies in Shooting." St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1st April, 2004, I2.
B: Bryan, Bill. "Officers May Have Violated Policies in Shooting." St. Louis Post- Dispatch, 1st April, 2004, I2.
3. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
N 1. United States Congress, Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, 95º Cong., 2d ses., 1978.
B: United States Congress. Investigation of the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy. 95º Cong., 2d ses., 1978.
3.1 Reference number (if applicable)
N: 2. US Congress Foreign Relations Committee, The Mutual Security Act of 1956, 84º Cong., 2d ses., 1956, S. Rep. 2273, 9-10.
B: US Congress Foreign Relations Committee. The Mutual Security Act of 1956. 84º Cong., 2d ses., 1956. S. Rep. 2273.
4. ONLINE RESOURCES
N 14. Bucknell University Information Services and Resources, "Information Services and Resources Homepage," Bucknell University, http://www.isr. bucknell.edu (accessed May 12, 2004).
B Bucknell University Information Services and Resources. "Information Services and Resources Homepage." Bucknell University. http://www.isr.bucknell.edu. Accessed May 12, 2004.


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ACTeon accompanies the development, implementation and evaluation of public policies in the field of the environment and sustainable development, at various scales (see main steps below).
The consulting and supporting role of ACTeon preferentially inscribes in time, looking for stakeholders empowerment through reinforcing their skills.
Faced with the challenges of sustainable development (including those related to the environment) and in a rapidly evolving context, the development of knowledge and of new tools is essential to finding solutions that ensure effective integration of the environmental dimension in all decisions. This need, combined with a taste for innovation by certain members of the ACTeon team, explains the strong involvement of ACTeon in research projects, both French and European, as well as its own research activities developed internally.
At the European level, ACTeon participates in research projects funded by the European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, currently Horizon 2020, in partnership with research institutes scattered throughout Europe. The research area favored by ACTeon until now is the economy of water resources, for example research and development of innovative economic instruments for water management (EPI Water project, completed in 2013), or the development of cost-benefit analysis tools for the emerging industry of wastewater reuse (DEMOWARE, ongoing). At present, ACTeon is expanding its research activities to other areas, such as environmental restoration and climate change.
Fuelled by consulting activities and studies to which ACTeon contributes, these research activities are mostly applied and allow for testing of methods or new ideas in close partnership with stakeholders and decision-makers of selected territories. They lead to enhance the innovative character and relevance of methods and operational tools proposed by ACTeon.
Environmental issues and more generally sustainable development principles need to be integrated within individual behavior, the functioning of organizations and public policies. In order to achieve this integration, actors must (1) be convinced of the need to "do things differently" and (2) know how to do so. Awareness-raising answers the first challenge, training the second.
Training and awareness-raising – mostly aiming the main environmental and territorial stakeholders (administrations experts, local authorities and Non Governmental Organizations) – are at the heart of the concerns of ACTeon. Applied to its core areas of expertise, they can be part of counseling activities or are organized to meet specific requests. ACTeon's experts are also occasionally involved with students as part of initial training activities (e.g. Master trainings).
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Q: Angularjs ui for bootstrap i'm using the Angularjs ui for bootstrap library. In particular im,  wanting to customise the  the  behaviour of the "collapse" directive. Currently, if i have more than one collapsable section on a page itcollapses them all at the same time. I would like to seperate them out so i can know which element triggered the event. And collapse only that section. Ive tried a few different ways including adding the $event expression inside ng-click but its coming back undefined.
I was hoping that someone could help me fix this code please?
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A: Your problem is likely that you have used the same scope variable for collapse for each of the inidividual instances. This would wire them all together.
As you can see from this demo, they play well together when the variables are different
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The Times and The Sunday Times…
Max Porter, Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth Uviebinené, Dominic Sandbrook, Tessa Hadley, Anthony Anaxagorou, Leslie Vinjamuri and Robin Stevens
The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival Announces 70th Anniversary Celebrations: 'Seven at Seventy'
• Seven Guest Curators contributing to the programme
• Seven partnerships with international festivals and a 70-strong 'Reading the World' reading list
• Seven major writers revisiting their breakout books
• Seven showcases celebrating new writing talent
• Seven discussions exploring key societal changes and the defining novels of the last 70 years
• Seven insights into the Festival's incredible audio archive
• Seven partnerships with literary podcasts
The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival is thrilled to announce plans for its unmissable 'Seven at Seventy' celebrations. This year marks 70 years since Cheltenham Town Hall hosted the world's first literature festival and started a global, cultural phenomenon.
This literary revelry will form part of an extraordinary programme of over 500 events taking place in the heart of Regency Cheltenham from 4 – 13 October 2019.
As part of 'Seven at Seventy', seven Guest Curators will lend their unique voices and wealth of expertise to the programming team led by Nicola Tuxworth. This includes a unique set of discussions exploring some of the key social and cultural touchpoints from the past seven decades, including the novels that have defined our times.
The Guest Curators are novelist and editor Max Porter; Slay in Your Lane authors Yomi Adegoke & Elizabeth Uviebinené; broadcaster and historian Dominic Sandbrook; acclaimed literary novelist Tessa Hadley; poet and Out-Spoken founder Anthony Anaxagorou; Head of Chatham House US, Leslie Vinjamuri; and children's author Robin Stevens.
'Seven at Seventy' will bring the best of the best to Cheltenham with seven high profile authors reflecting on their breakout book in a special series of 'Celebrate With…' events, as well as shining a spotlight on new talent with seven major showcases of new writing.
Literature festivals around the world are also set to join the anniversary celebrations with seven leading festivals each selecting a writer to join Cheltenham's 70th programme:
• Verb Festival (Wellington, New Zealand) invites poet Chris Tse
• Ake Arts and Book Festival (Lagos, Nigeria) invites poet and journalist Wana Udobang
• Tokyo International Literature Festival (Tokyo, Japan) invites writer and artist Kanako Nishi
• Litquake (San Francisco, USA) invites novelist and essayist Esme Wang
• International Literature Festival Dublin (Dublin, Ireland) invites writer Nicole Flattery
• Toronto International Festival of Authors (Toronto, Canada) invites novelist Sarah Henstra
• FILBA (Buenos Aires, Argentina) invites Hernán Ronsino
The celebration of international literature continues with 70 global book festivals each recommending one title they would like Cheltenham audiences to add to their bookshelves to form a 'Reading the World' reading list.
In the lead up to October, the Festival will delve into its incredible archive of audio recordings, reflecting on the rich literary heritage of agenda-setting conversation through seven unique podcasts featuring clips from key events in the past seventy years. The Festival will also be building on its innovative 'Podcast-in-Residence' role, which last year was led by Mostly Lit. A new resident podcast will look behind the scenes of the Festival alongside link-ups with seven further bookish podcasts.
The first taster of this year's astonishing programme will be unveiled on 1 July, with the full programme on 16 August. The 2019 'Literature for Schools' programme went on sale this week featuring award-winning authors such as Cressida Cowell, Kit De Waal and Patrice Lawrence and complementing the year-round education outreach work by the Festival.
Nicola Tuxworth, the Festival's Head of Programming, said: "It is an honour to curate the 70th anniversary programme and the Seven at Seventy project. Seven at Seventy reflects the rich heritage of the Festival as well as looking towards the future. Here's to 70 more years!"
Max Porter said: "I'm honoured to be given a chance to curate these events at Cheltenham. The open-mindedness of the festival, their energy for collaboration and experimentation is thrilling. I'll be bringing events to Cheltenham which use improvisation, music and play. We are planning to get the text up off the page, walking, talking, singing into the festival and into the world. We want to ask difficult questions, unpack things, plant strange language seeds, and give visitors to the festival unusual and beautiful experiences to take away with them."
Yomi Adegoke and Elizabeth Uviebinené said: 'We're so thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Cheltenham to curate vibrant and innovative series of events. We always maintain that Slay In Your Lane is not just a book, but a movement, and we cannot wait to bring our ethos of flourishing in spite of the limitations to life through a number of accessible, practical and inspirational sessions. We look forward to creating talks that celebrate the power of books and journaling to help to navigate all of the different ways to thrive and stay well.'
Tessa Hadley said: "It's such a treat to be invited to help curate Cheltenham Literature Festival. My idea is, for this 70th year of the festival, that alongside the rich crop of the year's new fiction, we should also celebrate re-reading: revisiting the old novels and stories which are like the mulch, the earth out of which our new reading grows – and ourselves. What is it that we do when we re-read? We know what's coming at the end of Jane Eyre, or Madame Bovary, or Huckleberry Finn. Yet each time we read these books the story unfolds suspensefully as if it were happening freshly all over again. At each stage of our lives we read the same story differently, wanting different things. A reading history is always personal, made of the accidents of which books we found, or found us. But all of those personal histories add up to our collective literary culture."
Anthony Anaxagorou said: "It's an honour to be asked by Cheltenham Literature Festival to curate a series of events for their 70th anniversary. My hope is that these shows will help broaden the current conversation around the role of poetry, as well as the importance of literature at such a tenuous time. My aim is to bring books and writers who are engaging today's issues with intellect and innovation. To consider the role of the polemic and how over the last five years it's managed to successfully push back against populist rhetoric, fascist movements and harmful journalism seems both pertinent and vital. These are discussions I feel we need to have; queries we must walk towards with the intention of widening our perspectives and strengthening social cohesion."
Dominic Sandbrook said: "I'm thrilled to be involved with the oldest book festival in the world, especially as it marks its 70th anniversary. The Cheltenham Literature Festival might have begun life in a battered, bombed-out Britain, but today it's the ultimate book-lovers' paradise. And as a historian, I'm especially excited about this year's events marking the last 70 years, including two landmark events in which panels of critics and writers will be discussing the novels that have really defined our times. I can't wait."
Robin Stevens said: "I'm delighted to be a Guest Curator at this year's Festival. I began my festival-going career at Cheltenham as a teenager, and even volunteered for the 2006 festival, so it's very special to be back as not only an author, but a curator! Children's mysteries is a genre I feel passionately about – I hope I can bring the sense of excitement I feel when I discover a great new mystery author to the audiences of the events I'm presenting."
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Who: Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society
Location: Grand Park at the Market Common; Myrtle Beach, SC
Walk Registration Website: www.ds-stride.org/grandstrandbuddywalk
GSDSS Website: http://grandstrandds.org/
The Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society will be hosting its 3rd Annual GSDSS Buddy Walk® at Grand Park at the Market Common on October 11th. "The walk is a friendly celebration, the kind of thing that families want to be a part of," says GSDSS board member Gracie Williams.
The GSDSS Buddy Walk® was born when Sandra Maldonado, now the walk coordinator, and her family moved to South Carolina. Sandra, whose son Jeremiah has Down syndrome, decided to start a walk to provide support to local families and soon joined her efforts with the already existing Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society. As the number of families grew, the organization saw the need for funding to support their local programs; and with that, the first Buddy Walk® in the Myrtle Beach community was formed in 2013.
What started out as family potluck get-together of approximately 50 people has now turned into a community gathering of 300 people who come out to show their support for local individuals with Down syndrome. Participants at the walk can be sure to expect a fun-filled day for the whole family. Families traditionally arrive early on the day of the event to set up tents and tailgate.
"Everyone is very social, so participants end up meeting other families and really get to know each other," says Sandra. "You get to see every side of Down syndrome and it becomes a really big support system." After walkers participate in the route along the park, the entertainment begins! Participants enjoy a DJ, the Mini Stars Impersonators, face painters, balloons, bounce houses, a play center sponsored by Special Olympics and Strider bike courses.
Gracie shares that one of her favorite memories is the awards ceremony at the end of the walk. Everyone comes together and each individual is brought up on stage to receive a medal for an accomplishment that their family wants recognized. It can be anything from a milestone in therapy to a quality the family wants to highlight, like having a great smile! They are each recognized with cheers and applause and everyone is included. "Parents are so proud of their kids and adult self-advocates," shares Gracie.
Gracie, Sandra and the GSDSS board hope to raise $15,000 at this year's walk to continue to support local programs and opportunities for individuals with Down syndrome, all while bringing awareness to the community about Down syndrome and inclusion. GSDSS is also looking to expand its support in the Myrtle Beach area, with plans to offer a new summer program to families next year and help some families attend the National Down Syndrome Congress Conference in Orlando in 2016.
To be a part of the 2015 Grand Strand Buddy Walk®, you can register at www.ds-stride.org/grandstrandbuddywalk. To learn more about the Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society, please visit: http://grandstrandds.org/


Spinal Cord Disorders: Cervical MRI Report. What does it mean?
Cervical MRI Report. What does it mean?
Can someone please tell me how serious this report is. My MD is sending me to a Neuro- Surgeon.
At C6-7, there is a mild disc bulge and facet hypertrophy resulting in minor mass effect on the anterior cord and bilateral neural foraminal narrowing.
Re: Cervical MRI Report. What does it mean?
One can't really tell from this radiologist's report. The main problem is that he talks about bilateral foraminal narrowing at C4-5 and C5-6 w/o saying how severe the narrowing is. Since he says the narrowing at C3-4 is "minor", I guess we can infer that the narrowing lower down is worse. Whether it's moderate or severe, we can't tell.
At any rate, I assume you have some symptoms? Neck pain? Various shoulder/arm/hand symptoms? Most likely, they'd be caused by nerve roots being pinched as they pass through the foramina.
The fact that a "mild" disk bulge is actually affecting the front of the cord is a little worrisome. "Mild" bulges "shouldn't" be big enough to do that, and it opens the possibility that you have hereditary spinal stenosis. That is, your spinal canal is too narrow to start out with, so you don't have much leeway when things start to intrude into the canal.
For the past 2 months I have severe pain in the right upper chest, right shoulder, right upper arm and down the arm to the hand with pain in the thumb and numbness. I also have pain in my right knee. I have trouble eating as I can barely hold a fork for more than a few seconds without raising my arm above my head.
Hi Mike1953. I, too, had just about the same report for my cervical area. My symptoms are on the left, but they are the same as yours. On July 2nd, in 26 days, I will be having ACDF surgery and my NS will decompress nerves, do a discectomy on C5-C7, and a fusion. He said that he will also remove bone spurs and use the local bone along with a titanium mesh implant to replace the disc, and titanium plates and screws. I wish the surgery were today instead of 4 weeks as the severe chest pain is driving me crazy. I am a full-time college student and need to be able to start attending classed at the end of August and be able to walk across campus without the chest pain (I have a rolling book bag so I won't have to carrry books, but I will have to lift the bag in and out of my truck ).
(If anyone has any information about this type of disc implant, could you please explain what it is and if you have had that type of implant, how is it working for you).
I wish you the best of luck and hope that your NS can help you get relief from your pain.
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The thumb problem could very easily come from the C6 nerve root (C5-6 level) being pinched passing through the right foramen. Likewise for the shoulder/arm, although the C5 nerve could come into play here, as well.
IF (emphasis on "if") the right knee pain has a cervical origin, then it's because the spinal cord itself is compromised. The radiologist's report simply says the cord has been affected by the disk bulges, but he doesn't say how severely. My (completely amateur) guess is that the knee pain has nothing to do with the cervical spine, but that's just a guess.
The fork-holding problem also may not be cervical. Possibly a pinched nerve somewhere else (elbow or wrist?). Possibly not a nerve problem at all.
I hope this helps. The NS will, of course, look at your images and make up his own mind, independent of anything the radiologist said.
BTW, I really hope you get multiple opinions. Your radiologist's report leaves a lot to be desired in terms of detail, but from what I see, I suspect that different surgeons might propose radically different solutions. I'd go for three opinions, if I were in your shoes. You may have to pay out-of-pocket, but it's worth it.
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I had a severe reaction to the chemical Depo Medrol used in 5 of my 9 epidurals and it was also poured into my spine during my first surgery. The drug company Pfizer told me it is toxic if used near neural tissue. I have a burning sensation throughout my body after this drug was injected into my body.
Wow, Mike! You have been through the wringer.
I had a posterior laminectomy, discectomy, and fusion of L4-5 in 2002. When I received my MRI report and talked to the NS, he said I would also need an extension of that fusion into L3-4 due to bone over-growth (arthritis) causing spinal canal narrowing. (That one is going to be done when I can no longer walk or stand the pain). I developed pneumonia during surgery and ended up in ICU for 10 days. Needless to say, I had to learn how to sit up in a chair and walk all over again since I didn't get out of bed or sit up in a chair for 10 days.


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What is on the Horizon for Rheumatology in 2023? : Episode 2
Recent Approvals and Upcoming FDA Submissions in Rheumatic Diseases
By Nehad Soloman, MD
Dr Nehad Soloman provides insight on recent approvals and upcoming FDA submissions in biosimilars, including for lupus nephritis, and how they may change the course of rheumatic disease management moving forward.
EP: 1.Biosimilars in Rheumatology in 2023
EP: 2.Recent Approvals and Upcoming FDA Submissions in Rheumatic Diseases
EP: 3.Updates in Clinical and Stem Cell Research in Rheumatic Diseases
EP: 4.Precision Medicine in Rheumatology
EP: 5.Alternative Payment Models in Rheumatology
EP: 6.Challenges in Rheumatology Workforce
EP: 7.Looking Forward: Rheumatology Management in 2023
Nehad Soloman, MD: Recently there have been new developments and expansion of label in upadacitinib for treatment of ankylosing spondylitis as well as nr-axSpA. Additionally, there have been updated label changes in gout products, for example, Krystexxa® with the co-administration of immunomodulation to help mitigate risks of infusion reactions as well as improve longevity on drug. There are new drugs that have been approved for the treatment of lupus as well as lupus nephritis. It's an exciting time in rheumatology now where some of these diseases that have been long ignored or have not had a good armamentarium of treatments now are increasing in interest in research as well as coming to market.
It's very exciting. On the horizon in 2023, there's an expectation of multiple submissions to the FDA currently engaged in quite a few clinical trials. One of which is for lupus nephritis and an exciting product that targets interferon in the treatment of lupus nephritis. Additionally, there's an IL17 AF that is going to be submitted for approval as well as an IL17 infusible. As the landscape starts to change, there will be more available options for our patients, both Medicare-aged as well as younger. In addition to help treat our patients who are going to have more options as well. As I mentioned earlier, these long-ignored diseases, have now new hope and new light for us. As we continue on in the 21st century, the pipeline of biologics continues to emerge and newer mechanisms of action continue to emerge as well.
As we know, lupus nephritis is one of the more dangerous and life-threatening components of systemic lupus erythematosus. It is exciting to know that since the end of 2020, we've had a couple of more options as add-on therapies available to us for folks with class 3, class 4, class 5 lupus nephritis with rather favorable outcomes in terms of tapering of steroids rapidly thereby mitigating complications of long-term steroid use in addition improvement in proteinuria as well as improvement in hematuria and renal function. It continues to be exciting for us in the rheumatology space to be able to have yet another agent available to us in this fight against lupus nephritis.
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Probability of Employment Lower in Patients With Arthritis
The Rare Disease Report Podcast: Relapsing Polychondritis
Cannabis Use Higher in Patients With Rheumatic Diseases
How Rheumatology Patients Should Be Vaccinated for COVID-19
VEXAS Syndrome More Prevalent Than Previous Estimates, Certain Types Of Rheumatologic Conditions
Targeting the MK2 Pathway Reduces Tachyphylaxis Related to Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy


Are you looking for information on why you have a loose dental crown? Dental crowns often help protect weak teeth that are weak and would benefit from having the strong support of a crown covering the tooth. When teeth are weak, they are not able to do the job they are supposed to. Thus, people need to strengthen the teeth and avoid the possibility of an extraction.
Instead of pulling any weak teeth, the choice to cover them with a crown is a popular alternative. A dental crown is an effective way to save teeth that are not in the best shape. It is always in your best interest to save your teeth whenever possible and dental crowns are a dental option for saving teeth.
While dental crowns often protect a weak tooth, they can also hold dental bridges in place, even out teeth and cover up dental implants for a more aesthetically-pleasing look. Both partial dental crowns and full dental crowns are available. We will decide which crown option is going to work best for any particular situation.
Dental crowns are strong, sturdy and can last anywhere between 10 and 20 years. Regardless, accidents can occur that cause the crown to become loose. If that happens, then call us as soon as possible.
The following are the top five reasons why someone may have a loose dental crown.
Constant clenching or grinding of the teeth can cause a crown to become loose.
Tooth decay, also known as cavities, can change the structure of the tooth and in turn, will cause the crown to be loose.
Any form of trauma can cause a dental crown to become loose.
Eating foods that are sticky, like caramels, can pull a crown loose.
It is possible for the crown to become loose while the initial cement was setting.
In need of dental crown repair?
If you have a loose dental crown then you are definitely going to need the services of a professional dentist to repair the crown so it can continue to do the job it is supposed to do – protect your teeth by making them stronger. Whether your crown is barely loose or extremely loose, it will eventually need repairs; the sooner the better. Sometimes patients will wait until the last minute to make a dentist appointment to fix any dental issues they may be experiencing, which usually means that their issue is so bad that the need to be seen by a professional dentist on an emergency basis.
We have appointments available to fit your schedule so please call us at your earliest convenience so we can help you with any dental issues you may be experiencing, including dental crown repair.
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